Featured Alum
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Larissa Kusel ('01) and her husband Daniel Kusel, also a CU alum, have authored a well-timed book that counsels couples on money management in today's economy. The Financial Love Triangle: Yours, Mine & Ours includes anecdotes about the authors' and other couples' struggles to build healthy financial relationships. It gives readers practical exercises and tools to get their own financial life on track.
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July 2009
Bylines Briefly
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Greetings! My name is Pam Jones and I am the acting Director of
Development for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. This
past year former director John Pepperdine was promoted to the Senior
Director of Development position for the Law School at CU-Boulder. We
wish John well with his new endeavor!
Thanks to the good work of
Dean Voakes and John Pepperdine, the School ended its fundraising year
in a strong position. Like others, the School's private fundraising
efforts were affected by the economy; however, fiscal year end (June
30) estimates are at $1.7 million in gifts and pledges. Additionally, the
School's annual fund drive is estimated to be $29,000, only $2,000 less
than last year. These results are a testament to your belief in our
students and faculty. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the
School. To keep this momentum, give an online gift to the School. If you wish to discuss your gift
or the School's fundraising, please contact me directly.
Pam Jones
Acting Director of Development
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Surprise Gift Benefits Seven Students
 The School's annual disbursement of scholarship funds has grown by 78 percent, from $90,000 to $160,000, thanks in part to a posthumous gift from William S. Hemingway last October.
The first Hemingway Scholars have been named. Seven juniors and seniors will each be awarded a $10,000 scholarship for the 2009-10 school year. SJMC students will continue to benefit from interest earned on Hemingway's generous $778,778.39 gift for at least 18 years.
The first Hemingway Scholars are:
- Kylie Bearse (Red Mountain High School, Mesa, Ariz.). Bearse
is a Broadcast News major with a passion for serving her community. While at CU, she has joined every club she could fit into her schedule.
- Gerardo Ortiz (Denver North High School, Denver). Ortiz
is an Advertising major. He's doing an internship at VitroRobertson in
San Diego, Calif.
- Amber Klein (Estes Park High School, Estes Park). Klein
is an Advertising major and president of the Journalism Board. She volunteers at the Humane Society of Boulder
Valley.
- Cameron Naish (Bear Creek High School, Lakewood). Naish is a News-Editorial major who recently finished an internship at5280 magazine in Denver. He is editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, the CU Independent.
- Daelena Tinnin (Harrison High School, Colorado Springs). Tinnin
is a News-Editorial major and the first among her siblings to
graduate from high school and attend a four-year university. She
enjoys singing, writing, poetry and dance.
- Vignesh Ramachandran (Chatfield High School, Littleton). Ramachandran is a Broadcast News major. He's a self-proclaimed "news junkie" and an avid follower of American politics. On campus,
he is a member of the Journalism Diversity Scholars Program,
Multi-Ethnic Media Organization, the South Asian Student Association
and the Hindu Student Council.
- Adam Milner (Jefferson High School, Lakewood). Milner
is an Advertising and Studio Arts major, who is also completing the Technology Arts & Media certificate. He loves mass media, art, press photography and hopes to
design for a publishing company.
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Creative Juices
Creativity magazine has named three recent CU ad grads among "some of the industry's best young talents and next generation of creative leaders." They are: Jon Randazzo ('99), senior art director at BBH, New York; and Katie McCarthy ('04) and Jessica Shank ('04), art director and copywriter at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco. All three completed internships at Boulder's TDA Advertising & Design under Adjunct Instructor Jonathan Schoenberg, creative director and partner of TDA.  |
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Alumni Updates
Making Ripples
Several CU alumni, including Leigh Steere
(MA '98), are creating a reading skills development product for children. Ripple Reader allows grandparents, parents and teachers to audio record themselves reading a picture book aloud. Children can then follow along with a virtual or print copy of the book while they listen to the recording. Ripple Reader made its debut at the Book Expo America this summer and will be launched this fall.
Ripple is currently accepting book submissions from authors and
publishers, as well as applications from libraries and
schools for the Ripple fundraising program.
Award-winning Coverage Becomes a Book
Michael O'Keeffe ('82) is a member of the award-winning New York Daily News sports investigative team. O'Keeffe and his colleagues -- Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton and Christian Red -- are the authors of American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime, which was published by Knopf and released in May. The Daily News I-Team took first place in the Associated Press Sports Editors' investigative category this year for their coverage of Clemens in the wake of the Mitchell Report on baseball and steroids.
Speaking Out About Artifact Theft
Craig Childs ('90) was interviewed last month for an NPR "All Things Considered" radio segment about theft of Native American artifacts in Utah and Western Colorado. Childs is currently working on a book about the century-old pot hunting culture called Finders Keepers.
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News & Events
Can Germany Survive Without Nuclear Power?
Associate Professor Len Ackland, co-director of the Center for Environmental Journalism, writing in the July/August issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says that "the debate over nuclear power [in Germany] has again taken off. The central issue is whether or not the country can meet its ambitious greenhouse gas emission goals and simultaneously produce enough electricity without nuclear power plants as part of the mix. The government's declared climate goals are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from the country's 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050."
College Prep
Michelle Miles (PhD '08) taught Fundamentals in Journalism for this
summer's six-week Pre-Collegiate Development Program (PCDP). PCDP is an
academic enhancement
program designed to motivate and prepare middle and high school
students to become first-generation college students.
Thomas Hendrick ('08), multimedia editor at Channel 7 KMGH in Denver, is also motivating students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
He is teaching multi-media journalism to the Upward Bound Students.
Upward Bound is one of six Federal TRIO Programs developed in 1964
during the Johnson administration's "War on Poverty." It provides
fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college
entrance.
Get Yer Tickets Here!
Football Season tickets start at only $180, a savings of $80 off the
single-game prices, and you're guaranteed the same seats for all six home
games. Order your tickets today for the 2009 season. For more information, please check out this interactive brochure or call 303-49-BUFFS.
Get Linked
The SJMC LinkedIn group is at 360 and growing every day. Sign up to find old friends and make new contacts.
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Pay it Forward
- Join the Career Network. You'll become a contact for other SJMC graduates looking for jobs in your area of the country or
field of work. Our Career Network has hundreds of alumni contacts.
Adding your name is an easy way to give back to the School by sharing
your expertise with other SJMC alums.
- Give Now. CU and the SJMC need your help to continue providing students with a top education and exceptional opportunities. The CU Foundation offers several safe and easy ways to support your alma mater.
- Tell us what's new!
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Summer is just flying by and we're busy preparing for a new academic year, but we're never too busy to hear from you. Be sure to let us know what you're up to so we can include you in the next print issue of Bylines!
Regards,
Beth Gaeddert
Director of Career Services and External Affairs
&
Felicia Russell
Newsletter Editor
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